No dialogue, no polls without Hasina,Khaleda

BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday said there would be no dialogue and election in the country keeping the major political parities and their party chiefs out of the process.
He called on the government to ditch the idea of holding the upazila elections before the parliamentary polls.
Delwar was addressing a discussion meeting marking the 27th death anniversary of former president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman. Paltan Thana Jubo Kalyan Parishad organised the discussion at Photo Journalists Association Auditorium in the capital.
Asking the government to stop what he described as game playing in the name of holding the dialogue, the diehard BNP leader demanded the immediate release of detained BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.
Terming the interim administration illegal, he said, "Why will we enter into talks with you? Who are you representing?"
The ongoing dialogue is doomed to failure amid so many restrictions, he said.
On upazila polls, he said, "The only job of the caretaker government is to assist the Election Commission in holding a free and fair parliamentary election and then transfer power to elected representatives."
"This is the reason why the constitution gives the caretaker government a 90-day timeframe for holding the polls", he said adding that there are no constitutional provisions for the caretaker government to rule the country for long.
He accused the government of secretly handpicking candidates from rural areas for the upazila elections, warning that individuals who are working as government agents prior to the upazila polls do not really know how people would punish them for their roles.
He questioned how the government could hold on to power when the three major political parties -- BNP, Awami League and Jamaat-e-Islami -- do not want this government to be in power.
Hitting out at the government's human rights record, he criticised the ongoing anti-corruption campaign, saying the drive has been conducted in a bid to defame politicians.
Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and other four-party alliance leaders also spoke at the meeting.
TALKS WON'T SUCCEED WITHOUT HASINA, KHALEDA, NIZAMI, SAYS JAMAAT
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has said the political dialogue will not succeed and general elections will not be credible keeping the chiefs of three parties--Motiur Rahman Nizami, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina--in jail, reports UNB.
“During pre-dialogue interactions, we told the advisers that the release of Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina is a must to have a productive dialogue,” Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid told the news agency.
But, he said, the chief adviser in his address to the nation ignored the opinion. Rather, the government has created an odd situation for the dialogue by arresting the chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami.
The Jamaat secretary general demanded release of the three leaders to make the dialogue successful.
He said the Jamaat central working committee will sit on June 2 to take stock of the overall situation and announce its official position on the dialogue.
Mojahid said Jamaat has already announced its programme until June 10 and is discussing with the allies of the four-party alliance to map out further programme to meet their demands.